Willy D's is a casual, welcoming environment that offers your typical bar food and select drinks. I'm in town for a visit and heard this is a popular place to go in downtown Little Rock. It was a welcoming environment from the performers as well as the customers, and the pianists are definitely talented! They take song requests through tips, but after I sent them a couple requests they only played one of them. So it seems like they only play songs that they know so it was disappointing that they don't play a bigger variety of music requests. The prices of their food were super cheap. I ordered the kamikaze and onion rings and surprisingly they gave me a FULL plate for only $4. On the down side, half of them were still greasy so I only ate about a third. The inside seemed fairly clean and saw the staff cleaning before opening, but the downside is the table that I sat at was still dirty and sticky. I looked around at other tables and they were the same way. It seemed like they didn't clean them from the night before. I came here 30-45 minutes after opening and the place was still rather empty, so there's no reason the tables should still be dirty. read more

Willy D's Dueling Pianos - $4 onion rings and $4 original kamikaze - Piano Bars Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

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We came here for the second spot of the night. This place has a piano bar upstairs and more of a lounge/dance floor downstairs. The contrast is quite different but at least you have two options to choose from. We stayed downstairs bc the piano bar was winding down. They have quite a selection of alcohol to choose from but no grape. I settled for a peach vodka and sprite. It was ok but didn't wow me. Also, I was a bit disappointed to be charged $10.00 for a drink in a glass that small. There seemed to be a lot going on between random bouts of karaoke intermingled with songs where people can dance. The vibe was ok but it wasn't really my scene. Everyone seemed to be cool for the most part but I only came because I was with my cousin. All in all, they're def not lacking when it comes to entertainment (dance floor, karaoke, beer pong, etc) but it would be nice if they invested in some air fresheners. The smell was quite off putting. read more

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Piano Bars are fun, they are even more fun when you have three talented artist that sub in and out, can play multiple instruments. Piano (of course!), drums, and guitar. They start at 9 and fill up. They played everything asked and nothing was too difficult. Lots of fun. The bartender keeps everyone serves and really knows how to keep things going. read more

Had such an amazing time last night!! took some friends who had never been to a dueling piano bar and they had the time of their lives!!! the wait staff, the bouncers and the piano players were fantastic! it was interactive, hilarious and energetic the whole night! thank you for an amazing time!! read more

*to the tune of don't worry, be happy* These artists are some clowns Too stupid to make jokes without punching down It's 2023. Learn to be funny without making jokes about women and people being gay. This place is for a particular type of person - maybe people who enjoy singing along to older songs at weddings. The majority of the time we were there they didn't play anything from this century. Things got better as the night went on but overall eh. And after the "making fun of the audience" part being not clever jokes where every joke was "that woman's a slut" or "that guy is gay," I don't think I'll be back. read more

Service was great, drinks were delicious and the piano players were excellent. Great sing a long songs and they kept the crowd laughing and engaged the whole time. Great place to celebrate and have fun read more

Willy D's Dueling Pianos - stage with band - Piano Bars Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

THIS PLACE SUCKS!!!! they will NEVER play a song you request. if you do request a song, they will demand money no matter what. not even close to a decent bar. would never take friends, family, or even an enemy here. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!! read more

Great service! Amazing musicians that will entertain you for hours. Don't come for the drinks. Many things they didn't have and what they did they watered down!!!! Knowing this, I would still go back just for the talent, it was a very fun night! read more

Willy D's Dueling Pianos - There was up to 6 musicians during the night. All were amazing! - Piano Bars Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

We came in town specifically for a night at Willy D's. We checked the time online and made sure the dueling pianos were on for the night. When we got to the door, it Was only open for a private event and that wasn't shown ANYWHERE. The least that could have been done was to note that on the website. Very disappointed. read more

We had the best time at Willy D's and I always have in the past. It is truly amazing how these performers can get up there and play the piano and sing at the same time. Even more awesome is how many different genres they know. It's a great spot. Definitely a good place to check out if you don't know where to go. ** I review Good Places With Good People. My opinions are honest, I can't control how Yelp May Manipulate My Words. Please Research & Check Google to Keep From Being Misled.** read more

Willy D's Dueling Pianos - the band performing on stage - Piano Bars Near Me - Little Rock, Arkansas

This place was A-OK. There are three different sections to this bar: 1. one behind where you can play pool and beer pong 2. one downstairs where the club is at called Deep 3. and one where the piano guys play The section I liked the most was the main one where two people play piano. You can even request songs and they can play it (of course, give 'em a little tip). Really, Willie D's will have the scene you want...they have 3 different sections with different crowds of ppl! Also, service was okay. They tend to be rude to ppl. Overall, this place was OK. $10 cover charge. Good location. But it didn't impress me much. read more

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Not a fan. I guess I've just been to good dueling piano bars in the past. They weren't fun, inviting, or in gauging at Willy D's. And don't expect a beer menu or anything else that makes sense for an establishment like this. This place could be so much better it's almost painful to watch. read more

I'll start off by saying that my wife and I I've actually had fun at this place before, and we have always had it on our list of stops when we are having a night out in the town. And I think the owners have something here but recently they have some bartenders and security that he really needs to have a sit down with, after having one beer here and dancing for a few minutes I revived and emergency phone call and instead of ditching my bill I asked the bartender to cash me out and he told me I can wait. after waiting 2 minutes and him taking new order after new order I asked him to cash me out again and give me my credit card he then mocked me in front of other patrons saying to them " ima make his ass wait all night" after that I demanded he cash me out which again didn't happen so he calls security over and as I'm trying to tell the security that I need my card so I can leave a different bartenders hands me my tab and as I'm signing it this guy goes behind me and literally physically picked me up and started to carry me to the stairs ! He didn't make it to far as I weight a good 285 lbs anyway as I'm leaving the bartender is trying to hit on my wife and as she rejects him and ask for my card he kicks her out too So I ask to ask to the manager and they point me to this little 5'11" guy that just had a smirk on his face the entire time he was I guess "head of security" after getting nowhere with the staff I then proceeded to file a police report for assault which I fully intend to see through ! And that was my last time ever attending this place ! Your in business because of your patrons !!!! read more

My friend and I were visiting Little Rock for the night and decided to stop by this place because it looked like it was packed. Right as we get in, the bouncer ushers me outside and tells me "we dont accept fakes here". After trying to tell him it's not a fake, the manager gets involved and practically screams at me in the middle of the street that my ID isnt real. A police car rolls by at this time and she chases him down to have him check my ID while saying "even if this is real I'm not letting you into the bar." She hands my ID to the police officer and runs off back to the bar. GUESS WHAT? MY ID IS REAL. I have never had such a horrible experience and I will never be coming back to Little Rock ever again. Very, very rude staff at this place. 5 stars for the police officer for being so polite! read more

So fun! Great atmosphere, great music & great drinks for reasonable prices!!!! My boyfriend and I had such a fun night dancing & enjoying the music. Will definitely be back again! read more

Thursday night- super fun - not too busy. Got right in - got a table. Drinks weren't over priced which was nice. The best of course were the talented crew on stage. We had the piano thing of course bi read more

Willy D'S didn't honor the free admission from the Arkansas Times margarita festival. The bouncer was very rude to my wife and I about this. As a Little Rock native, there's no chance I'll visit this place again! Lots of better places with better attitudes. Arkansas times should find a new sponsor. read more

I would suggest going to any bar in the river market except Willy D's. They have the rudest staff/bouncers of any bar I have ever been to. I understand wanting to clear the bar at closing, but turning the lights on at 1:15 and then 10 minutes later yelling profanities at customer telling them to get the F out... Is bad for business. We won't ever be back. It's no wonder the bar was mostly empty when we arrived. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere where the bar appreciates their customers read more

It was amazing.... Good music and good vibes........ Go on Thursday night. Had a ball...... great place

The dueling pianos were good, but we had a very large group of people and Carl the bartender was rude, condescending, and absolutely the worst person I have ever dealt with in a bar. He does not need to work in the work in the hospitality industry. Could be a great place to hang out for visitors if you didn't have rude employees. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. awful staff. Awful drinks. If you want to go to a piano bar go across the street to earnie bigs. Do not go to Willy Ds

Bouncers are very rude here, they wouldn't let my friend in and said that her ID was fake. Refused to listen when she tried to explain she had just lost some weight. I've been another time before this on my birthdayand they pulled me on stage and had me and another girl do a "dance" with which was basically just having us bend over to look at our ass. read more

So pissed! Paid $40 bucks to get in and there is no food and no draft beer! What a waste of money!

I've always loved this place...it's a pretty good call if you have a large crowd of people to please. If you like cover music and don't really want to dance, the piano bar is awesome for drunkenly belting out tunes from the comfort of your seat. If you do dance, there's Deep, the downstairs club...DJ's are mediocre and the crowd tends to be younger than the piano bar (though the piano bar pretty much has a diverse group)... Then there Prost, the back part. I've only been there once, but it was more of a quiet bar spot where you could play pool and watch sports at the bar. The piano bar is my fave part for entertainment. There's always a 21st birthday party or a bachelorette party happening where someone gets called on stage to be serenaded extremely inappropriate versions of old songs. And then there's always one 50+ year old woman who is out from her husband for girls night and had just enough liquid ego in her to bounce up on stage and grab her 15 minutes. And the piano players always seem to handle it well. But seriously, the entertainment by the players is always pretty good. Drinks have always been decent and fairly priced. Cover is $10, which I think is fair considering your options. Definitely will keep coming back. read more

Great time had here for my birthday... Prices are good, the atmosphere casual and the musicians were awesome!!! This is a great place for out of towers and locals alike. I don't understand the negative reviews....if you don't like it then leave?!? read more

The bartenders are unbelievably rude. I think this is my second review after a friend has a terrible experience. I should have never gonna back. They assume that everyone is wasted and just kick them out. My husband had two drinks and they decided to cut him off and then kick him out. Not only do they kick you out but feel the need to uncomfortably touch you. From the second you walk in the door, to the second you are uncomfortably kicked out it's like they don't want you there. Why have a business if your main goal is to only kick paying customers out. Such a shame.DONT GO!!!!!!! read more

Sad that Willy D's has such harsh reviews on here! We always have a great time there! The top floor is the dueling piano bar and they always play great music, but it gets REALLY crowded on the weekends so get there early if you want a table! The downstairs area- "Deep" is where they have a dj and they play hip hop and dance music. We went last night with a group of friends and were surprised to see they recently redecorated, there are all these little seating nooks in the wall giving it a really cool loungey feel while there's still plenty of dance floor space. I always prefer Willy D's to Ernie Big's for SEVERAL reasons- 1) The upstairs "club" part of Ernie Big's is REALLY smokey (there's no smoking in "Deep" and I prefer to not be choking on smoke while I'm dancing!) 2) The DJ in Ernie Big's plays old music, nothing new at all and refuses to take requests per his manager 3) No one is ever in the piano bar part of Ernie Bigs. I always take out of town guests to Willy D's and its always a great time! Definitely our spot downtown. read more

One star for existing. Terrible service. Mediocre entertainment. They'll get plenty of business for being the only game of its kind in town. Congrats on ripping your customers off. read more

I went here yesterday to check out Prost, since it opened recently. I didn't know it was connected to Willy D's until I got there... 1) Prost - I like the paintings on the ceiling and the couches. It wasn't crowded, which is also a plus. 2) Deep - It smelled like a gas station bathroom yesterday. I liked this place 1.5 or 2 years ago, but it has gotten progressively more crowded and the crowd has gotten worse. Deep used to have lounge feel to it (kinda), now it feels like a desperate meat market to me. It seems like this place is heading down the same path as On the Rocks, and that's not a good thing. 3) Willy D's - Typical. Crowded. Bleh. Played out. read more

I like Willy D's. On the weekends there is always a good crowd and when the weather is nice there is a good crowd most weeknights as well (except for Monday cause they are closed). The people that work here are nice and the the drink prices are reasonable. I would recommend it to out of town folks looking to hang out with friends and a cold beer. The downstairs of Willy D's is neat! It has a DJ and is quite a bit different than the upstairs piano bar! I like to hop between the two. It's like being at two totally different clubs! read more

We love this place. So much fun! We didn't prowl around too much, so this review is about the dueling pianos. Lena, Sheldon and Dave put on a great show, very entertaining, friendly and funny. Dave even did a rendition of Sexy Back at our request. Tried to stump them all but couldn't! They encourage the crowd to participate so it's lively. Drink prices are reasonable, staff is friendly. It wasn't too crowded when we arrived but the pace definitely picked up. This is a great place for groups and a fun place to take your out of town visitors. I'm a born Little Rocker and was back in town for a visit. Will definitely be back when I'm home to visit family. read more

The drinks are AWESOME, even the "cheap" options are great. 4 stars because it's too loud and too divey for my preference - although it's kind of the only bar in town not attached to a restaurant, so it's not like you get a choice when it comes to the cons: the majority of the customers were smoking (I don't smoke), the bartender was a little too inappropriate, and everything just felt dirty. However, if you really just can't stand the place, it has a quieter corner attached, with an entrance on Rock Street, that has pool and beer pong, a dance floor, and a quiet well-lit bar that's much chiller and much cleaner. read more

What a horrible bar. The bartender, Carl, had no idea how to service customers. And was super rude. The first time in 40 years I've never tipped a bartender. I wish I'd have listened to the horrible Yelp reviews. Spend your money with someone who appreciates it and understands how to run a bar. read more

My favorite place to go in Little Rock. Fun atmosphere good priced drinks. Never have had a bad experience and I've been there quite a bit. When i was being hit on by a creep, the bartender said he would watch out and make sure i was okay. I really appreciated that. read more

UPDATE: Ashley, the GM, contacted me after my initial negative review. Ashley took the necessary steps of meeting with her staff to correct the behavior I experienced on my visit. She apologized and assured me that Willy D's conducts business better. I would give it a second try based on Ashley's wonderful customer service and follow-up. read more

I could not rate this higher than Ernie Biggs because I am just not feeling the "pestering of tips" that seems to be a part of the show. If I had a piano bar, I would give the players part of the bar and just let them play and work the crowd. The drinks here are better and come much quicker. So that was a plus.. Still not an extra star because the tip war just kills it for me. read more

What Willy D's and the Deep crew has done for me will be eternal in my memories of friendly places. Informally known as Big Kuntry, I wasn't accustom to the vibrant structure of a big city venue. I literally can't get enough. I have shed blood, sweat, and tears in this holy temple of debauchery and will continue to do so until I am the 43 year old in a suit offering to buy your girlfriend a drink. Looks like I have to go unfortunately, that guy in the cowboy hat just started playing "Don't Stop Believing" for the 4th time tonight. read more

I've been here 2 or 3 times now. It's a fun place. I was thinking piano bar , some old dude playing light background classical type music on the piano. But when I got there I saw this long haired young dude rocking out to some rap on the piano then switched to some Elton John I was like huh? I then found myself wondering how much I had drank already lol. Turns out the audience requests most of the songs. It's a cool place to hang with your friends while being entertained by about 4 funny musicians. read more

This place is dark, long, narrow, smelly, & divey. Drinks are cheap. There are a few TV's in the back where we were watching hockey before the piano players started. It's a fun place for a quick drink. read more

I sincerely enjoyed coming here. We got there right before the rush, snagged a table and thank goodness we did! If we would have popped in any later we wouldn't have had a seat the rest of the night. The place was packed and rightfully so. The piano players were so personable and very active with the audience. As an out of towner, this establishment will be my "must go" any time I need to recommend a good time out in Little Rock. Kudos to piano player Payton as well for being such a great entertainer! Dress attire was all over the place, you had people in jeans and flannels all the way to little black dresses. So come as you are and enjoy a great drink. Bartenders were very attentive as well and easy to get a drink if needed. Will be returning my next visit to Little Rock. read more